CESMM4: Civil Engineering Standard of Method and Measurement: Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM4 Series)

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Where a descriptive feature in the Work Classification identifies a range or groupof dimensions and an applicable additional description rule requires the particulardimension to be stated, the range or group of dimensions shall not also be stated, forexample Labour addition/deduction� of — yper centMaterials addition/deduction� of — yper centPlant addition/deduction� of — yper centOther charges addition/deduction� of — yper cent� Appropriate deletion to be made by the contractor when tendering From boreholes 1 Open tube2 Disturbed3 Groundwater4 Stationary piston5 Swedish foil6 Delft7 Bishop sand Additional description given for an item in accordance with paragraph 3.9 is notrepresented by the code number. Where code numbers are used as item numbers a suffixnumber shall be used to distinguish items which have the same code number but differ-ent additional description, for example

Where an item description compiled in accordance with the Work Classificationwould be insufficient to identify clearly the particular work covered by the item M2 An item may be given for aParent Company Guaranteewhere it is envisaged a tenderermay be a subsidiary of a largercompany or group. have, as far as possible, been laid out alongside the parts of the classification tables towhich they relate.Typeset by Academic þ Technical, BristolPrinted and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY A26 Item descriptions for ringshear tests shall state the normalpressure and the diameter ofthe samples. Method-Related Charges (continued) 5 Temporary Works 1 Traffic diversions2 Traffic regulation3 Access roads4 Bridges5 Cofferdams6 Pumping7 De-watering8 Compressed air for tunnelling

M13 The lengths of tendons forground anchorages shall bemeasured between the outerends of anchorages Provision shall be made for insertion of the total of the amounts brought forwardfrom the Part Summaries, the amount of the General Contingency Allowance, if any,and the amount of the Adjustment Item. A22 Item descriptions forCalifornia bearing ratio testsshall state the compactive effort,surcharge and whether soakingis required. D3 The nominal size stated initem descriptions for barreinforcement in diaphragmwalls shall be the cross-sectionalsize.

D2 Provisional Sums – DefinedWork where the scope of thework cannot be completelydesigned but where the scopecan be defined Coding 4.1. For convenience of reference each item in the Work Classification has beenassigned a code number consisting of a letter and not more than three digits. The lettercorresponds to the class in the Work Classification in which the item occurs and thedigits give the position of the item in the first, second and third divisions of the class, forexample adopted. Additionally the terminology and responsibility of individuals varies fromcontract to contract (e.g. terms such as ‘The Engineer to the Contract’ have beensuperseded in some standard forms), but the responsibilities and designation of Where the work identified by an item is specifically limited, the limitation shall bestated in the item description, for example

time by bodies outside the committee. The Steering Committee is indebted to the manypeople who helped in this way. C3 Items for invasive plant speciesshall include for the disposal ofany vegetable matter remainingafter treatment. For the purposes of a contract price fluctuations clause, if applicable, account shallbe taken of any addition to or deduction from the amounts due to the contractor inrespect of the Adjustment Item.Method-Related Charges may be inserted by the tenderer in accordance with paragraph 7.2 for insurances additional to those classed ascontractual requirements. lump sum or target cost, contractors use CESMM for tendering purposes, and in somecases let sub-contracts on the basis of re-measurement, not withstanding that the maincontract is not on a remeasurement basis. A21 Item descriptions forshearbox tests shall state thenormal pressures and the size ofthe shearbox.

Excludes: Excavation not carried out for the purpose of ground investigation (included in class E) Boring for piling(included in classes P and Q)A18 Item descriptions for triaxialcell and Rowe cell tests shallstate the number of incrementsand the effective pressures.